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CONTENTS
Introduction03
Eligibility criteria and skills required  04
What are students taught and study areas 05
Career fields and positions offered 06
Top employers and average salary 07
Colleges offering Interior Design 08
Also read 09

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INTRODUCTION
If you are fond of decorating places, and are willing to pursue this innovative and
creative field as a career choice, then you will be required to enroll yourself in an
interior design programme. You will be learning about the creation and evolution of
varied types of objects, structures and systems that aim to improve the quality of our
lives while we are at work or home. The discipline teaches sustainable and innova-
tive use of various kinds of materials with which the aesthetics of a place is boosted.

The students of interior design course are able to develop analytical and critical
abilities for performing a diverse range of activities. After the completion of pro-
gramme, they may choose to work with residential or commercial clients. They will
be involved in styling, interior decorating, furnishing, and a lot more.

In this e-book, Careers360 explores everything you need to know about interior
design including eligibility criteria, areas of study, skills required, top colleges, top
employers, profiles, average salary, and more.

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SKILLS

REQUIRED
Eligibility criteria
For pursuing a bachelor’s degree in interior design from a reputed institute, an
aspirant should have passed class 10+2 qualifying examination from a recognised
state or national board of education.

Skills required
Interior designers should be creative, and up-to-date with the latest design trends.
Aspirants should have following skills in order to do well in this field:

Scientific aptitude Knowledge of textures, Drawing Aptitude

materials and trends
Ability to deal with Ability to work as part of Visual sensitivity
technical details a team
Drawing aptitude Knowledge of trends Good communication skills
Ability to work in a Colour sense Good communication skills
given budget
Ability to work as part Analytical mind Visual sensitivity
of a team

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WHAT ARE STUDENTS TAUGHT AND

STUDY AREAS
What are students taught?
Interior design programme teaches the students to develop an integrated approach
towards design of interior objects and systems in personal and professional habi-
tat.
Students learn about creating designs right from the concept to implementation
using principles of space, scale, color, and light. They develop a strong foundation
of design basics that helps them in predicting the future trends as well.
The aspiring interior designers are educated to handle diverse aspects of designing
elements along with various spatial contexts as well.
Their potential to develop self-made prototypes for testing human and functional
factors versus aesthetics and material usage is emphasised.
They are provided training to carry out varied design procedures in a team as well
as individually. They are given theoretical along with practical knowledge.

Study areas
Following are some of the areas of study covered under interior design course:
Principles of Interior Design Architecture History
Drawing and Perspective Designing Interior Lighting
Computer-Aided Drafting Use of Color

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CAREER FIELDS AND POSITIONS

OFFERED
Varied career fields
Interior designers are employed at places that require the creation of spaces for
people to live, or work. This involves:
●● Offices
●● Homes
●● Architectural firms and construction companies
●● Interior design companies
●● Exhibition centres and events management companies
●● Consultancies offering a wide portfolio of design services
●● Retailers
●● Theatre, TV or film companies, etc.

Positions offered by the industry

Some of the jobs directly relevant to the interior design degree include:
●● Interior and spatial designer
●● Exhibition designer
●● Production designer- Theatre/TV/Film
●● Visual Merchandiser
●● Furniture designer
●● Architectural Technologist

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TOP EMPLOYERS AND AVERAGE SALARY

Top employers

Following are some of the well-known recruiters of interior designers:

Homelane Serie Architects Zero gravity studio
MADS Creations Shroffleon Define Architects
Urban Ladder Bonito Designs sP+a (Sameep Padora and Associates)
   
Livspace AnAm Design Services N. Goyal Associates
Lotus Design Studio Inch Deep And Hana Architects
   

Average salary for freshers

Depending on the brand, company and location, an interior design graduate can expect
to earn anything between Rs.1.5 lakh to Rs.4.5 lakh annually.
 

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INSTITUTES OFFERING INTERIOR DESIGN

National Institute of Design (NID) is the best institute in India offering furniture & interior design
course. Some of the other reputed institutions where aspiring interior designers can pursue this
course are as follows:    
Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology Indian Institute of Art and Design
Pearl Academy Arch Academy of Design
CEPT University JJ School of Arts
College of Architecture Exterior Interiors Pvt Ltd
Sai School of Interior Design

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ALSO READ
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